महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-9, verse-20

स्वभावस्तु प्रयात्यग्रे प्रभवन्त्यशनान्यपि ।
द्वंद्वानि च विरुद्धानि तानि सर्वाण्यचिन्तयन् ॥२०॥

20. svabhāvastu prayātyagre prabhavantyaśanānyapi ,
dvaṁdvāni ca viruddhāni tāni sarvāṇyacintayan.

20. svabhāvaḥ tu prayāti agre prabhavanti aśanāni api
dvandvāni ca viruddhāni tāni sarvāṇi acintayan

20. svabhāvaḥ tu agre prayāti aśanāni api ca viruddhāni
dvandvāni prabhavanti tāni sarvāṇi acintayan

20. One's intrinsic nature (svabhāva) certainly prevails first. Even attacks and all opposing dualities arise. (One should act) without contemplating any of these.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - one's own being, inherent nature, intrinsic disposition

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• प्रयाति (prayāti) - goes forth, proceeds, prevails, moves forward

• अग्रे (agre) - first, in front, at the beginning

• प्रभवन्ति (prabhavanti) - they arise, they originate, they manifest

• अशनानि (aśanāni) - foods; attacks; blows; calamities

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• द्वन्द्वानि (dvandvāni) - dualities, pairs, opposites, conflicts

• च (ca) - and, also

• विरुद्धानि (viruddhāni) - opposing, contradictory, hostile, contrary

• तानि (tāni) - those (neuter plural)

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, whole, every

• अचिन्तयन् (acintayan) - not considering, unconcerned, without thinking

Words meanings and morphology

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - one's own being, inherent nature, intrinsic disposition

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - inherent nature, disposition, natural state

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

प्रयाति (prayāti) - goes forth, proceeds, prevails, moves forward

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-yā

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

अग्रे (agre) - first, in front, at the beginning

(indeclinable)

Locative singular used adverbially

प्रभवन्ति (prabhavanti) - they arise, they originate, they manifest

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-bhū

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

अशनानि (aśanāni) - foods; attacks; blows; calamities

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aśana

aśana - food; act of eating; throwing; striking; calamity

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

द्वन्द्वानि (dvandvāni) - dualities, pairs, opposites, conflicts

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dvandva

dvandva - a pair, duality, conflict, dilemma

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विरुद्धानि (viruddhāni) - opposing, contradictory, hostile, contrary

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of viruddha

viruddha - opposed, contrary, hostile, obstructed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `vi-rudh` (to obstruct, oppose)

Prefix: vi

Root: rudh (class 7)

तानि (tāni) - those (neuter plural)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, whole, every

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

अचिन्तयन् (acintayan) - not considering, unconcerned, without thinking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of a-cint

cint - to think, consider, contemplate

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Present Active Participle, from `a` (negation) + `cint` (to think); hence 'not thinking' or 'unconcerned'.